Shaun Williamson

Shaun is best known for his series roles in EASTENDERS and BBC’s EXTRAS, alongside Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Further screen credits include BBC’s MISTER WINNER, LIFE’S TOO SHORT, PLEBS for ITV2, Jimmy McGovern’s MOVING ON, feature film THE INVENTION OF LYING, ITV’s, SIGNIFICANT OTHER alongside Katherine Parkinson, and he reprised the role of ‘Barry’ in the 2025 Xmas special of EASTENDERS. Most recently he appeared in MR. BIGSTUFF for Now TV.

In the theatre, he has starred in the West End and on tour in SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, GUYS N’ DOLLS, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW and the stage adaptation of PORRIDGE. Further stage credits include touring the UK with ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS, ANYTHING GOES, LOVE ME TENDER, THE RAILWAY CHILDREN at the Kings Cross Theatre, the UK TOUR of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG as ‘The Baron’ and Ray Cooney’s OUT OF ORDER tour. Shaun played the villainous ‘Captain Hook’ at the Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre in 2021, starred in JACK IN THE BEAN STALK at St. Albans Arena in 2022, as ‘Hook’ in HOOK in 2023 and ‘Abanazer’ in ALADDIN in 2025 panto at The Kings Theatre, Portsmouth.

Shaun is a much-loved public figure and regularly appears as himself across many different entertainment formats.